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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-20
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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-20
ILL-TIMED CRITICISM.
The keyser EchO's Bad Faith and
Bad Taste.

uo NuAtOI VI tuC ACfSo VoAoo IVA
vantage of the acquiescence of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union in the "non-partizan" pol
icy adopted by the Amendment
League and reads our organization
quite a lecture upon the folly OF
its past course in passing resolu-
tions favorable to Prohibition
voters, and then proceeds to make
quite an argument in favor of
mon partizan" methods.
We submit that this is neither
in good faith nor good taste. If
we were willing for the sake OF
harmony and good feeling, to keep
our mouths closed on this subject,
courtesy certainly demanded as
much of our invited guests, and
especially of Brother Thompson
who was in an especial mann or
allied to the Union and all it's in
terests.
Brother Thompson knows VIII ere
the majority OF the organic alton
stands on this question. He
knows, if other editors Of tn Q State
do not, that they have not abated
one jot nor title of their zeal for
their political faith, but as before
stated have fallen into line with
the policy outlined by the
Amendment League, wishing to
cooperate with all friends of the
Amendment most heartily and
effectively.
We entered into the alliance in
good faith and we mean to keep
the faith even though we are com
PEELED to submit to ill-timed criti-
cism from friends and misrepre-
sensations from enemies.
Brother Thompson asserts that
the power and good OF both State
and local organizations have been
lessened by these political discus
sions. Does he bring the splendid
reports of work accomplished
during the past year as proof of
this assertion?
Again, he asserts, "they forced
into a position of antagonism
editors and voters who were friend
ly to the Union and desirous of
seeing it succeed"
The Convention of '86 reported
only II papers carrying W. G. T.
U. Columns. That Convention
Tas memorable for its political
At the Convention
of '87 Mrs. Ellen G. Thompson,
wife of the editor of the Echo, and
State Supt. of Press Work, reported
we believe 80 papers carrying W.
G. T. U. columns. Personally we
are able to testify that never in
the past has the Press accorded US
so much space, so much editorial
notice, so much sympathy and
courtesy as during the past year.
ANOTHER MATTER OF SURPRISE.
Again; in the same editorial to
which we have referred, Brother
Thorn pson makes these remarka-
BILE Statements:
X "We do net believe it will be
wise for the friends of the amend
ment to introduce the matter Into
any of the political conven Gions
of the campaign. X
If the Republican State oonven-
ton should adopt resolution in
favor of the amendment there are
a great many Democratic speakers
and papers that would at once de-
clare that the amendment was a
Republican measure and that no
good Democrat would vote for it.
h.. fr,r
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-20
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1887.

Why don't our women wear tbs
white ribbon ? is pertinently asked
by Mrs. M. A, Porter.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-20
State and County Fairs.

At the State Convention Mrs.
Jenny P. Sisson was elected Supt
of State and County Fairs and
is already at work with will.
She says, II wrote the National
Supt. and she sent me some IN
structions in regard to the work.
There is very little time to WORK
before the fairs are held this fall
but will do all l can. There is
whole field of labor in our Owl
State fair at Wheeling"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-20

The Parkersburg Union will ap'
ply for a booth at the Fair Grounds
during the coming Fair.
Mrs. Merrick, Mrs. Snow, Mrs
Kendall, Mrs. Foreman and RS
Neptune are the committee IN
charge.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
The Indian s,cyeralty Law.

In Il few weeks the Interior depart
ment will enter upon the carrying out
of the provisions of the Indian sever
atty law, which was enacted near the
close of the last session of congress-.
Our present system of Indian affairs
Will then undergo IL radical and thor
ougll change. The purpose of this
law is to place the Indians, with the
exception of five civilized tribes in
in the Indian territory. upon farms of
reasonable size: to secure those farms
to them in fee simple in such Il man.
ner that the holders will be unable to
ALLEVIATE them until after twenty-five
years: to open the surplus lands to
white settlers for the pecuniary bcnc-
fit of the Indians, and to make every
Indian who takes IL farm SO allotted
in %srNcraltN IL citizen of the United
states. The purpose accomplished
hy this law are all desirable. 1t
breaks up all the tribal relations of
the Indians. thus destroying the usual
condition of affairs which has COM
PEELED the government to treat with
its w subjects as with Il foreign
nation; it will provide for the sup
port OF the Indians until they are self
supporting without expense to the
government, and il will make the In
dians ameable to the laws of the co,ln-
try like every other inhabitant.
There are now upon the reservation
about 26o.0oO Indians occupying la5.
ooo,uoo acres of land. very little of
which they use for their own benefit.
To give every one of them IL farm of
l6D acres would take only 81. O,0O0
acres of land, leaving %S3a.4OO.OOO acres
to furnish homes for more than half
Il million settlers. Among the res
erqations in which the government
will begin its work are the Devils
Lake reservation and the one border
ing on Lake Traverse in central Da-
kota. In I'LL these and some thirteen
other small reservations. IL majority
of the occupants are reported to APP
prove the allotment plan and anxious
that its provisions shall he carried
out as soon as possible. The DEVILS
Lake Indians We're among the first
to agitate the passage of this law.
and Iron Heart and his band doubt
less feel we'll pleased owe the pros
prrt of becoming citizens and actual
owners of their llomes.-Gramu Forks
Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
An Eye Opener.

The recent collapse of the wheat
market, and the probability that gener-
al good crops over the world will
make the price of wheat too low to
be entirely satisfactory to Dakota
farmers, a]cccleralcs the growing con-
viction that wheat will not do rs the
only reliance of amy country. In the
land of No. | hard the superior quail
ty OF wheat grown can hold its own
with the product of any country. 1t
will and should continue as the chief
staple of that section. 1t will be IL
profitable crop when wheat pays any
where, and no other region is more
certain to lave Il fair yield each year.
Still. to cur the best measure of
prosperity, the great cereal should be
supplemented by stock and other pro-
ducts. This is generally conceded,
but the success with wheat presents
too strong & temptation to leave it
almost the exclusive reliance. The
man who has nothing to fall back on
should his wheat fail, is restless and
nervous from the time the seed goes
into The ground until the grain is
harvested. Droutb, hail and Il score
of possible casualties. keep him in a
fever of unrest, because lie may lose
in Il day or hour his entire means of
subsistence. Then if he gets Il good
crop safely harvested. unless there is
disaster to the crop in some Other
part of the world, he may have to
sell ut figures that leave him little
margin for profits. The wheat shea1
is a good center for the orb of pros
perity in Dakota. but it needs pad
ding with a miscellaneous variety OF
productions:-St. Paul Globe.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
THE LAND LAWS.
How to get Government Land in the
Bismarck District.
TIE HON: STI.AD

Law gives the head of IL family,
male or female. the right to enter IL
Z, uarter section. 100 acres, of vacant
land if he OF she is IL native born citi-
zen of the United States. OF if foreign
born has taken out "lirst papers," \.
single man Tor single wonan) over
81 years Of age is given the same
chance. Within six months of date
OF entry the party must build IL house
Oh the land taken and begin living i'm
it. If he lives ON and farms it for
five years. title is acquired by proving
those facts and paying the land Office
fees. four Or eight dollars-the latter
the highest figure. If at amy time be-
fore the five years run out the home.
stea1er wants to pay for his land, he
can do so. The price per acre is Sl.225
and $3.50. The cheaper price rules
on lands forty miles from the Nortl-
ern Pacific railroad, and the higher.
$3.50. within that distance.
An eN-soldier. who served in the
rebellion more than ninety days. gets
the time he served Tor if discharged
on account of disability the
whole time for which he
cnlisted) deducted from the live
years. His army service. to the en-
tent of four years. counts :S so much
residence. The original fees ut the
land office are $l4 and Sis the for
mer for Ssl.225 land and the latte: for
80 so land.
THE rRE-EMpTION LAW
Requires some act of improvement
by the applicant himself. and Il filing
costing two dollars us the first steps.
Then actual residence. cultivation of
the soil and payment at $l.225 OF $3.50
per acre, according to location. This
payment is not required before two
years and nine months. Any time.
however. after six months residence
and cultivation the payment can be
made and title had.
THE TIMBER CULTURE ACT.
Under this law Il quarter section. 1850
acres. is allowed the qualified man or
woman. resident o. nonresident, who
pays Sl4 fees and thereafter breaks
or plows five acres the first year, cul-
%tivates it the second year and plants
to forest trees. cuttings or seeds the
third year: and beginning the second
year breaks another five acres and
! cultiyates and plants the third and
fourth years. When lie gets his ten
acres (the lawful area) planted. he
keeps the trees cultivated and in good
growing condition for four years
more, or eight years from date OF
his entry. If at that time he can
show $3.50 healthy trees he will b.
granted title upon paying 81. land
office fees. JOHN y. REA.
Register
u. S. Land Office. Bismarck, ID. ~
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

ONE of the growing evils of this
age and day, and one that demands
the attention of our national law-mak-
crs, is the pauper immigration pour-
ing into the United States. Honest.
industrious foreigners are welcomed
to free America, but the plan of the
British government to rid itself of
pauperism. by sending that class of
people to this country. is al outrage on
our civilization. That government
has adopted a plan to send its undesi.
rable subjects to this country by the
ship load. 1t has instructed landlords
and officials to submit IL list Of the
persons within their notice who are
unable to earn a living. The govern.
ment then furnishes them with steer.
age passage to this country and adraft
for $40 each. payable in New York.
America is willing and glad to receive
IL oppressed but Industrious people
from that country. but the British
government is rubbing ii in when SHE
forces her paupers Oh us iii ll.e man
ner she does. 1t is time the thing
was stopped. England takes every
opportunity to slap her big American
boy in the face and yet there az,
American citizens who will laud tina
government and its ruler to the skie
in their jubilee speeches when at til,
same time she is crowding her dirt.
pauper emigrants right under thei
noses.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
GENERAL NEWS.

The United States circuit court at
st. Paul has adjourned until July 18th.
AT st. Cloud, Mimi. John Crett.
found guilty OF rape, was given the
extreme penalty Of the law. thirty
years in the pemitentiary.
Arnold & CO., the New York coffee
firm that went to the ground in the
recent panic. made an assignment to
their out Of town creditors.
Peterson & 11err, dealers in dry
goods and millinery at Eau Claire.
have assigned to William II. Frawlay.
Liabilities. $4,000 with nominal as
sets twice that amount.
Complaint las been made and pa
pers issued by the proper officers
charging III. c. Woodbury., municipal
judge of Waseca, Mimi, with EN-
beZzlement.
Matthias Jelinek committed suicide
at his house ut New Prague, Mimi.
by shooting himself through the head
with a revolver. He WAS temporari.
ly deranged on account of business
troubles.
G. Gilbertson. a prom4nent jeweler
Of Madison, Wis. committed suicide
by cutting his throat with q razor.
Drink. coupled with domestic trouble
is assigned rs the cause of the deed.
\ telegram received from Matrona,
Pa. reports Il small riot there be.
tween the l'%cnnssivania Salt works
striker and non-lmion nell. Several
shots were fired and Il woman was
fatally injured.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
ACROSS II E A

The English rmy estimates which have
just been issued mount to ELS, 393, 900, being
an increase Of el6O, 700.
1t has been discovered in France that the
fatty matter of wool may be transformed
into n substance which has been named
"ccroid," having the consistency and several
properties of WAX.
The College of Blind Sons of Gentlemen at
Worcester, England, has only sixteen stu
dents. Queen Victoria has sent to America
for plans to adopt for public institutions. A
blind boy educated in Louisville is leading
tho movement.
One of the ablest officers in the Belgian
army has published a pamphlet in which he
cites numerous reasons, which he holds to be
conclusive, to show that France, i'll the event
of another Franco-German war, will invade
Germany through Belgian territory.
Krupp, of Essen, pays a tax of l51 200
marks, or about S37,50O on his income of
81 ,221O,Om for the current year. The two
Rothschilds at Frankfort pay OH M income of
about S6ON,oN each. Only nine persons i'll
Prussia nre supposed to have each an income
exceeding Sa2o0. 600 this year.
In Sweden steam engines have hitherto
been without any government control what
ever, but orders have now been given to the
magistrates to send in before March Is n list
of all steam engines in their districts, with
full report of age, kind, etc. In Norway 10
steps have as yet been taken in this direction.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

TIE Farmers Review. printed ut
Chicago. gives the present condition
Of the winter wheat crop at eighty
nine per cent. Their estimate is based
Oh reports from all the winter wheat
growing states. Their report of the
condition of spring wheat in the diff
erent states is as follows: Wisconsin
counties report an average condition
OF 05 per cent. Seventeen counties in
Iowa place the average at 81 per cent.
Eleven Minnesota counties report an
average of 81 per cent. Nine Ncbras-
ka counties place the average at 80
per cent. and six counties in Dakota
report an average Of % per cent. The
condition of the oat crop. from droutl
and insects, is everywhere below the
average. Corn prospects are first.
class. In this estimate Dakota heads
the list as to condition of the wheat
crop and will also head the list in
number of bushels.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
BOycOtting.

No man worthy the name of citizen
will try and break down his postotlicc
by the unfair means of boycotting it.
If Il postmaster must perform the la
Dor of handling I'LL incoming mail.then
then he is entitled by every law of
right to handle that which is outyo-
ing. To compel him to perform labor
without c%ompensating him for it. Is
only Il little less than robbery. and
the good people in II community
where such a system of fraud is prac-
ticed. should combine and put it down.
We are glad to announce. however.
that this thing of hoycotting postmas-
ters is rapidly passing away. for it
never paid the parties who did it and
in some eases worked disastrously to
them.
We say again, that no good citizen
will boycott Il postmaster OF look with
favor upon others who do so: for the
postotlice belongs to the people and
the people are expected to sustain it,
no matter who is postmaster.
Let us have done with this relic OF
barbariSm and slavcry.--United States
Mail.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
Additional Local.
TAYLOR NOTES.
TAYLOR. DAK., June %, 81

tAPi btllN ~ on,
Spring term of school closes to.
morrow.
Tom. Rush. of Mingusvillc, spent :;
few days in town this week selling
horses.
c. W. Livingston returned from
Mrlora to-day where he was called us
Il witness in the caSc of OLeary.
Il. i. Webster bought of III. +. Van.
nier IL pair of Tine horses known us
the Harvey team.
Mr.. Brookings. of Antelope, WAS in
town ON the 18th. He represents the
Ymnkton Insurance Company.
Mrs. Let's and daughter, of Glad
stone. were in town this week and
spent IL few days visiting the Baldwin
family.
At the school election. Tuesday, \.
ID. Berry WAS elected director for this
subdivision and G. w. Livingston and
Frank %Tilornlrury directors ut large.
b. +. Webster WAS elected treasurer.
O. +. Davis. land attorney of Bis,
marrk. Was in town on Monday. He
said he found IL better country sur
rounding Tavlor than he expected and
will make some loans here. He cf-
fectcd IL loan of S4OO to l.. :. Baldwin.
DO not forget the great celebration
at Taylor ON July 4th. No pains will
he spared to make the day an cnjoya.
bic one and every body is cordially
invited to attend. a fine assortment
of balloons and fire works have been
ordered for the occasion and the dis.
| play will he IL grand affair.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
Progress mt New England City.

DICKINSON. DAK.. June, l!. 81.
Having Just come up from New
England City on my way for a dying
trip to New York and Boston. | will
report progress ut our place. AS to
our paper You already have sufficient
proof that we are alive. Six houses
finished. IL stone 2oN4o under way, Il
church to seat $50 about ready to con-
tract for; seven other houses in rapid
preparation for construction; numcr-
Gus wells of pure, sweet, cold water.
Our well water we lrly of. it can't
be beat amy where. Over forty quar-.
ter sections have been located. Oul
crops are doing well. especially corn;
plenty of rain; grass knee high; colo.
nists highly pleased and c%ontcntc,l
and sending east for their families
We should he pleased to see any OF
the good citizens of your town ut uul
place. AS an evidence of our pro
greSS. two st. Paul drllmmers went
down to the city to-day to sell goods
to the store keepers. What NOR,
would you ask of IL town not two
months old.
4. DonGE.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

SAYS an exchange: "A country cdi.
tor who expects to please everyone is
entitled to all the sympathy he can
find lying around loose for he is sure
to encounter Il terrible disappoint-
ment that will wreck his young life.
An editor to please everyone must be
a strange composition of opposites.
lie must write sarcastic articles, and
he must not; lie should give all the
news and suppress half of it: he must
belong to all the churches and board
at all the boarding houses: get shaved
at all the barber shops and publish
everything everybody wants free, and
never ask Il man for his subscriptions"
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
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The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

AN Augusta dispatch says the pro-
hibitory law of Maine has Just re-
ceived Il very great set back by one
Michael Burns. who las had import
ed from Liverpool a vast quantity of
distilled spirits. and is selling them
out i'll defiance of the state law claim
ing that the United States protects all
persons importing liquors from for
eign countries from prosecution, UNI
der amy state prollibitory law for sell.
ing such goods in the original unbrok-
Ell packages. This is being done and
at prices very low. The audacity of
the man is creating considerable cx.
citement.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

TIE territory of Dakota has sold Il
large block of 41a per cent bonds at IL
premium. The financial world does
not seem to inlorSe the imputation
of lawlcssncsS affecting this tcrrito-
rvs credit. WEIGH was made Il part of
the feeble excuse for refusing it adj
mission as Il state. The territory is
populous. well-to-do and law abiding.
and il congress had done its duty and
admitted the new state. Daliota's
financial credit would rate even more
highly than at prcsent.-Washington
Evening Star.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

ANOTHER strong effort will be
made to secure the opening of the
Sioux reservation by the next con-
gress. lIcrpcrt Wclch. of rhiladcl-
phia. secretary of the Indian Rights
association. was in Pierre Saturday.
Mr.. Welch is now making IL tour of
the Sioux reservation. He is strong
ly in favor of opening the reserve.
and from talks with the Indians he
knows they will without much
trouble accept the Dawes bill.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

MIR. PowDEELY. who has SD long
and faithfully presided owe the
knights of Labor. declares that he
will not he Il candidate forrc-rlcrtion.
He is the best leader that order has
ever had and under his direction it
has prospcrcd. The order will lave
hard work to find a grand master
workman equal to Iowderly.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

THE "Western Notes" in our last
issue should have been credited to
the M;mldan Times. Beg pardon.
Brother Gates. we had no intention
of stealing the matter.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

Sowo. the Children. They are es.
2N1o pecially liable to sudden
Colds, Coughs, Group, Whooping Cough,
etc. We guarantee Acker's English
Remedy a positive cure. It saves
hours of anxious watching. Sold by
FOWLER a LANGDON.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

Tile Herald editor cries RATS"
Well. we always thought that Il ratty
office,
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

Boy Wanted.

\ boy DESTROYS of learning the print
ing business can find Il situation at
this office.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
SUM MONS.

SU MONS.
TERRITORY OF DANOTA.l
County of Stark.
In Tie District Court. in and for Stark County.
William j. Larson. Plaintiff.
Hiram w. smith. DEPENDENTS.
The territory of Dakota sends greeting: To Iii
ram w. Smith. defendants:
You ar" il"rcb" summoned and required to an
swrr tha complaint of William d. LariSon. plain
till. which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the
District Court within and for said Stark county.
at Dickinson. Dakota. and to serve II copy of
your answer on the Subscriber AT his Office in the
town of Dickinson. Dakota. within thirty tlays
after the service of this summons. exclusive of
the day of service. or the plaintiff VIII tHke
Judgment against you for one hundred and twelve
dollars and i|ifty-ninc cents. with interest ON the
same from September :0Ih. 1sSf. besides costs
and Disbursements of this action.
JAMES q. CAMPBELL.
Plaintiffs Attorney. Dickinson. Dakota.
mayl!iw.